Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You've hit most of the points that have kept me filming instead of using digital...not having to carry 30 lbs, instant response, no black out. I also like the changing of batteries once a year (whether they need it or not). Although digital is convenient, I hate having to wade through 250 semi-crap images to find the one keeper. And I really hate it when my decisive moment is postponed for 5-10 seconds while the RAW files are being written slowly to the card. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Rob McClure Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:40 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [LEICA] The Joys of an M Hello, For the last number of months I have been using digital almost exclusively. I sold my M6 and my M4-2 kit has been on display in a glass case in our family room (please don't flame me for this, it is a work of art). On Tuesday of this week I grabbed my digital gear, all 30 pounds of it, and trudged around the Murfield Memorial Golf Tournament in Columbus, OH. I got some nice shots of Tiger, Jack, Vijay and the other pro golfers as they made their rounds, but much of this success was due to shooting off a slew of image bursts and picking the best shot later. On Wednesday I returned to the tournament and tired from lugging the digital, I opened the display case and grabbed only the M4-2 and a couple of lenses. What a refreshing change. My DSLR has a rather quick shutter response, but I forgot what its like to have the instant response of a Leica M. Also, the lack of shutter black out let me follow the tee swings better and capture good shots without blasting through lots of images. The Leica also allowed for some nice candids and got more than a few looks from the pro photogs covering the event. Will I switch back to the M for the bulk of my shooting in the future? No, the M is back in its display case and I will continue to use the digital most of the time due to the cost factor, versatility, etc., but it is still nice to take an M for a drive! Rob McClure Upper Sandusky, OH _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information